My setup is a drained clay pot, w/ "crockery" over the drainhole,
nested in the aforementioned shallow pot w/ soggy moss between
the inner and outer pot. I still leave this in up to a cm of
water and have no problems, because the base of the inner pot is
about 1cm above the water. Water is wicked into the soil through
the sides of the clay pot. Plant seems reasonably happy, but
could use more sun.
BTW Barry, me not being an astronomer, and stupid to boot, I
couldn't figure out why I was getting less sun in my backyard
spot than I used to. I thought about it, and figure it must
because the Sun is enscribing (?) a different path this time
of the year, rather than the local trees having gotten bigger.
My backyard gets a few hours of sun as the sun crosses east
to weast, but I'm boardered on all sides by trees and condos,
so right now I'm not getting much sun. Does this sound reasonable,
or have the trees really grown that much?
r.